Task 5 - ESL Lab Learning "Academic Listening" - Randi Ali Pradana - 3SA09

 INTERMEDIATE - Tour of Kyoto, Japan



INTERMEDIATE - Tour of Kyoto, Japan New Vocabulary

  1. itinerary (noun): plan or schedule – Please review the itinerary for the trip at least a week before you leave.
  2. board (verb): to get on or enter – You need to board at least 15 minutes before departure.
  3. construct (verb): to build – The tower was constructed over 500 years ago.
  4. stroll (verb): to walk – I went for a stroll around the park early this morning.
  5. destination (noun): final place of arrival  – What is your final destination

DIFFICULT - I Love Trees



DIFFICULT - I Love Trees New Vocabulary
  1. commodity (noun): a product or useful thing - Having your own small greenhouse to grow vegetables is a very popular commodity in some places.
  2. nursery (noun): greenhouse, a place where plants are cultivated - I went to the nursery today to buy some fruit trees.
  3. damp (noun): a slight wetness - The grass was a little damp this morning.
  4. soil (noun): ground, dirt - We added some new soil to the garden to prepare for planting.
  5. disturb (verb): bother, upset - Be very careful where you walk so you do not disturb the ground cover and wild flowers.
  6. munch (verb): to eat and chew lightly - The kids like to munch on carrots and pretend they are rabbits.
  7. evergreens (noun): plants that do not lose their leaves and stay green throughout the year - We have several nice evergreens in our backyard.
  8. exterminate (verb): destroy, kill off - The farmers were determined to exterminate the crickets eating their crops.
  9. lumber (noun): wood from trees - So much lumber is being harvested that deforestation has resulted in many areas.
VERY DIFFICULT - Traffic Report




VERY DIFFICULT - Traffic Report New Vocabulary
  • commute (noun): the trip back and forth between work and home - The commute to work this morning was really slow due to bad weather.
  • interchange (noun): a crossing of highways allowing traffic to move from one to another - The downtown interchange is closed due to construction.
  • bottleneck (noun): a slowdown in traffic caused by some form of obstruction like an accident - There is a huge bottleneck in traffic at the intersection of Center and State Street.
  • fender-bender (noun): a small accident causing little damage - I got in a small fender-bender with a truck on my way home from work.
  • black ice (noun): thin transparent ice often found on streets - I hit a patch of black ice and slid off the road into a ditch.
  • sporadic (adjective): occurring periodically with no regular, predictable pattern - Buses usually are on time, but they are quite sporadic today because of the bad weather.
  • frigid (adjective): extremely cold - Waiting for the bus in the frigid weather is very unpleasant.



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